Middle English Dictionary Entry
chesten v.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | chesten v.(1) Also chisten. |
| Etymology | From chest(e . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To put (sth.) in a chest; (b) to put (a corpse) in a coffin; (c) to encase (a leg).
Associated quotations
a
- a1450(1412) Hoccl.RP (Hrl 4866)4487 : Al to þe cofre it [gold] goth, and al sche chistith.
b
- (1422) Death Hen.V in Archaeol.65133 : He was takyn away..and then chested, whiche cheste was coveryd over with blak velvyt.
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)106 : The bodye was embawmed and chisted.
c
- c1450 Med.Bk.(2) (Add 33996)198 : Mak þer of a playster & ley to þe leg & splente hyt ageyn..& cheste hyt.